What the AM-1 pair does for patio and poolside sound
- Amazon price
- $850.00
- Customer rating
- 4.3
- Customer reviews
- 139
- Typical price over 90 days
- $968.11
- Difference
- $118.11 (12 percent)
If your outdoor music comes from a phone or streamer that never leaves the house, the Bowers & Wilkins AM-1 Architectural Monitor pair gives you a weather-ready way to hear it by the patio, garden or pool. Each cabinet holds a 1-inch Nautilus tube loaded aluminum dome tweeter, a 5-inch glassfibre cone bass/midrange and an Auxiliary Bass Radiator, a driver arrangement meant to fill open space when the speaker sits on a wall.
We'd consider this pair if you want the speakers themselves to disappear into the architecture rather than sit on stands. The rust-proof aluminum grille and glass-filled plastic cabinet are built for dust, moisture and UV exposure, so the same pair can move between a covered patio and an indoor communal area. At $850.00 the pair sits under a typical $968.11 over the last 90 days.
How you'll wire and aim them
These are wired passive speakers, so the signal path starts at your amplifier or receiver and runs by speaker cable to each cabinet. The included cast aluminum wall bracket uses a one-plug mounting system, and each speaker rotates 110 degrees each way in landscape or portrait, which helps you aim sound along a wall instead of straight into it.
The AM-1 pair carries no built-in amplification, wireless receiver or streaming smarts, so plan on a separate amp or zone output that is stable with your cable run. Before you buy, confirm the impedance and power rating your amplifier expects from this model, and decide whether you want a single stereo zone or two independent channels.
Which wall should get this pair
A covered patio, a garage wall or a poolside structure that already has power for an amplifier is the natural home, because the bracket and rotation let you angle output across the listening area. Each cabinet measures 8.27 by 7.09 by 12.2 inches, so check the wall space, the projection past the bracket and whether a landscape or portrait fit keeps them clear of doors and furniture.
We'd skip this pair if your setup depends on Bluetooth, a soundbar-style HDMI link or a single box that powers itself, since none of those exist here. Our advice is to verify the amp channel count, cable route and bracket fasteners for your wall material before checkout.
From source to room: passive wired pair, wall bracket included, no amplification or wireless built in.
Spec sheet
| Model | FP35130 |
|---|---|
| Color | Black |
| Size | 8.27 x 7.09 x 12.2 inches |
